thermal therapies and have nothing to lose but everything to gain. >> reporter: it offers a form of energy healing. therapeutic ultra sounds and ball exercises to help reduce pain and increase mobleility. the result can be remarkable. >> owners have lost all hope and they are able to walk out and use their back legs and the full capacity they were before, that is the best thing! >> oh! >> reporter: giving hope. >> the first time i saw her walk, i mean, i cried! >> reporter: and helping ailing animals get back on their feet. so worth it. now these treatments can be costly. one acupuncture session can run up to a hundred dollars apiece but for the pet parents who have seen the result, erica, they say it is so worth it. i know i've tried the water therapy at home with one of my dogs with knee injury. i would hold her under her stomach and she would paddle around the water. >> you call myself as a pet parent. not an owner. jill, nice to have you here. great piece. thanks. >>> ahead this morning, she is not letting anything slow her down. lindsey vonn in her first competition since her knee inj